Sec. 14.03.135. Dress code; natural hairstyles.
(a) A governing body may not adopt a school dress code that (1) prohibits a student from wearing a hairstyle that is associated with race; (2) prohibits a student from wearing a natural hairstyle, regardless of the student’s hair texture or type; in this paragraph, “natural hairstyle” includes braids, locs, twists, tight coils, afros, cornrows, […]
Sec. 14.03.140. Emergency drills.
The principal or other persons in charge of each public or private school or educational institution shall instruct and train pupils by means of drills so that in an emergency they may be able to leave the school building in the shortest possible time without confusion or panic. Drills shall be held at least once […]
Sec. 14.03.150. Property insurance required.
(a) Each school district shall purchase and maintain or provide proof of adequate property insurance for the replacement cost of all school facilities and equipment. Insurance purchased to comply with this section may contain a deductible amount, if approved by the department. A school district may comply with this section by initiating and maintaining a […]
Sec. 14.03.160. Suspension or expulsion of students for possessing weapons.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school district shall (1) expel for at least one year a student who violates AS 11.61.210(a)(8) while possessing a firearm, as that term is defined under 18 U.S.C. 921; (2) suspend for at least 30 days, or expel for the school year or permanently, a student who […]
Sec. 14.03.250. Application for charter school.
(a) A local school board shall prescribe an application procedure for the establishment of a charter school in that school district. The application procedure must include provisions for an academic policy committee consisting of parents of students attending the school, teachers, and school employees and a proposed form for a contract between a charter school […]
Sec. 14.03.253. Charter school application appeal.
(a) In an appeal to the commissioner under AS 14.03.250, the commissioner shall review the record before the local school board. The commissioner may request written supplementation of the record from the applicant or the local school board. The commissioner may (1) remand the appeal to the local school board for further review; (2) approve […]
Sec. 14.03.255. Organization and operation of a charter school.
(a) A charter school operates as a school in the local school district except that the charter school (1) is exempt from the local school district’s textbook, program, curriculum, and scheduling requirements; (2) is exempt from AS 14.14.130(c); the principal of the charter school shall be selected by the academic policy committee and shall select, […]
Sec. 14.03.260. Funding for charter school.
(a) A local school board shall provide an approved charter school with an annual program budget. The budget shall be not less than the amount generated by the students enrolled in the charter school less administrative costs retained by the local school district, determined by applying the indirect cost rate approved by the department up […]
Sec. 14.03.264. Charter school grant program.
(a) A charter school that is established on or after July 1, 2014 may receive a one-time grant from the department equal to the amount of $500 for each student enrolled in the school on October 1 of the first year in which the school applies for the grant. The charter school shall use a […]
Sec. 14.03.265. Admission.
(a) The program of a charter school may be designed to serve (1) students within an age group or grade level; (2) students who will benefit from a particular teaching method or curriculum; or (3) nonresident students, including providing domiciliary services for students who need those services, if approved by the board. (b) A charter […]